CN101689047B

CN101689047B - User interface for controlling a bathroom plumbing fixture

Info

Publication number: CN101689047B
Application number: CN2007800534365A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 拉斐尔·A·雷克塞克; 唐纳德·P·弗赖尔
Original assignee: Kohler Co
Current assignee: Kohler Co
Priority date: 2007-04-20
Filing date: 2007-04-20
Publication date: 2012-05-09
Anticipated expiration: 2027-04-20
Also published as: RU2438157C2; US9128495B2; WO2008130349A1; US20110169786A1; US7889187B2; USD741454S1; US20080259056A1; CN101689047A; TW200903300A; RU2009142852A; US9910578B2; US20150268848A1; MX2009011270A; BRPI0721584A2; EP2140314A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a user interface for controlling a bathroom plumbing fixture. A plumbing fixture is operated by a user interface that has an enclosure with a faceplate from which a pedestal seamlessly projects outward. An alphanumeric display is visible through the faceplate and a plurality of switches respond to the user pressing different portions of the faceplate. A selector includes a selector ring that has a plurality of permanent magnets and which is positioned to rotate around the pedestal. A Hall effect sensor of the selector is located adjacent the selector ring and produces an electrical signal in response to motion of the permanent magnets. The user interface also enables the selection of a plurality of predefined operataing configurations for the plumbing fixture. An optional wireless remote control may be provided by which the user can activate and deactivate the plumbing fixture and select from among the predefined operating configurations.

Description

Be used to control the user interface of bathroom plumbing fixture

The cross reference of related application

Inapplicable

The research of relevant federal funding or the statement of exploitation

Inapplicable

Technical field

The present invention relates to sanitary apparatus, and more specifically relate to the electricity control system of the assembly that is used to operate sanitary apparatus, relate in particular to the user interface of control system such as bathroom shower device and bathtub.

Background technology

High-end bathroom shower system provides the ceiling that is installed in shower house (shower enclosure) and a plurality of shower nozzles (showerhead) on the wall, is used for from a plurality of directions water being spread across on one's body the bather.Shower nozzle in these shower nozzles some and single shower nozzle shower of standard wherein is similar, and other shower nozzle then provides unconventional jet type.For example, WaterTile (trade mark of Kohler Co) shower nozzle has 22 nozzles that a series of water cascades are provided, and other shower nozzle is with the laminar flow water outlet.This shower house typically has dissimilar shower nozzles so that various water flow effects to be provided.

The current of each shower nozzle are to control independently through independent electric operating valve.Except regulating the flow ON/OFF, valve can provide the massage effect of constant current or pulsating flow a whole set of the rhythmical operation to produce imitation masseur or masseuse and carry out.Can also open and close different electric operating valves in succession, in shower house, to form continually varying water outlet pattern.

Lamp through multiple different colours further strengthens the experience of taking a shower, and wherein the lamp of different colours is independent control, in shower house, to produce the light of intensity and change color.Loudspeaker also provides music, RP radio press program and other audio performance for the bather.Steam generator can make shower house become the sauna when needed.

Because at the top of pipeline shower system more relatively function is provided, the operation of this system is to manage through the control system based on microcomputer.Although operation all valves, lamp, audio devices, steam generator and the necessary hardware of other shower assembly have been simplified in this computerized control, function that the bather still must selection will activate and the parameter of selecting selected function.Before this, this needs complicated user board.

Therefore, need a kind of simple, easy-to-use interface, through this interface, the bather can control numerous functions relevant with the state of existing shower system independently.Because wet environment is intended to be used in this interface, all it must be waterproof.

Summary of the invention

User interface produces the signal that is used to control sanitary apparatus, and sanitary apparatus for example is to have the shower system of electric operating assembly.User interface comprises the outer cover with panel, and panel has outside surface.Display is provided, and the user to sanitary apparatus on display presents alphanumeric character, symbol and icon.Display is visual through the outside surface of panel.

Some user-operable input medias are incorporated in the outer cover.A plurality of switches are made response to the user by the different piece of lower panel.Selector switch has outwards outstanding and be fixed to the pedestal of panel with waterproof type from panel.Selector ring rotatably is arranged to be centered around around the pedestal and comprises a plurality of permanent magnets that are circular layout.Hall effect transducer and selector ring arranged adjacent, and produce electric signal in response to the motion of selector ring.

In a preferred embodiment of user interface, controller receives electric signal from Hall effect transducer, and judges that according to this signal selector ring is to turn clockwise or be rotated counterclockwise around pedestal.

This user interface be Digiplex on the other hand, the user also can control sanitary apparatus through this Digiplex.Digiplex comprises first switch that is used to start sanitary apparatus or inactive sanitary apparatus, be used to select the second switch of one of a plurality of predetermined registration operation configurations of sanitary apparatus, and specifies which the selecteed visual detector in a plurality of predetermined registration operation configurations.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the schematic block diagram that is used to operate the electronic control system of sanitary apparatus;

Fig. 2 shows the panel of the user interface that is used for control system;

Fig. 3 shows the selector ring of the rotation input media of pulling down from user interface;

Fig. 4 is the view on a plane of controller ring;

Fig. 5 is the sectional view along the line 5-5 among Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 and 7 shows the different kinds of information that appears on the display of user interface; And

Fig. 8 is the skeleton view that is used for the Digiplex of shower control system.

Embodiment

Although be in the context of control bathroom shower system, to describe the present invention, the present invention can be applied to control whirlpool bath tub, water closet or other sanitary apparatus with being equal to.When using in this article, term " sanitary apparatus " comprises such as the container (waterenclosure) of the water of bathtub, shower house or water closet etc. and control and flows into water receptacle and the sanitary fixture and the assembly of the current that flow out from water receptacle.Yet " sanitary apparatus " do not comprise such as large household appliances such as washing machine, dish-washing machines.

At first with reference to figure 1, the various assemblies of control system 10 electric operation shower systems flow into the valve of the current of a plurality of shower nozzles, the light of different colours in the shower house such as control, and to the bather audio system of music or radio programming are provided.Control system 10 comprises master controller 12, user board 14 and Digiplex 16.User board 14 and Digiplex 16 are formed for the user interface 15 of control system jointly.In the typical case installed, master controller 12 was installed in the wall adjacent with shower house, and user board 14 is positioned on the wall of shower house so that the bather can touch.

Master controller 12 comprises processor, is used for storage control program and memory of data based on commercially available microcomputer 18, and is used for the input/output circuitry with other component interaction of master controller.Other output of microcomputer 18 is connected to light output circuit 24, the applying of the electric power of a plurality of bulbs 26 of light output circuit 24 control on ceiling that is installed in shower house and wall.Microcomputer 18 is also controlled the operation that is installed in the audio system 28 in the shower house, and audio system 28 has loudspeaker 29.Audio system 28 comprises the device that is used for providing from different sources the audio frequency of music, radio programming or other type, and this device is controlled through user board 14 by the bather.Microcomputer 18 is communicated by letter with the data-interface 102 in the digital valve 100 via data-interface 41.

Digital valve 100 has valve control 101, and its output is connected to a plurality of valve driver circuit 20, and these a plurality of valve driver circuit 20 are provided for operating the signal of a plurality of valves 21 and 22.Mixing valve 21 optionally makes up the water from thermal water source and cold water source, with the water that obtains having bather's desired temperature at outlet 23 places.This temperature is measured through sensor 25, and this sensor 25 provides temperature indication signal to valve control 101.Mixing valve outlet 23 is connected to some

spiral operating valves

22, and 22 controls of spiral operating valve flow into the current of the different shower nozzles 27 in the shower house.Each spiral operating valve can be controlled the feedwater of one or more shower nozzle.Valve control 101 can also open and close valve with the mode of rapid Continuous, so that the current of pulsation to be provided to shower nozzle 27.

User board 14 is through cable 42 and master controller 12 exchange control signals.Particularly, an end of cable 42 is connected to first data-interface 41 in the master controller 12, and the other end is coupled to second data-interface 46 in the user board 14.Two

data interfaces

41 and 46 are translation data at the parallel form that uses with user board 14 and master controller 12 with between through the serial form of cable emission data.User board 14 is based on controller 44, and controller 44 comprises microprocessor and is used for storage control program and memory of data.Controller 44 has the port of the user's input and output device that is connected to user board.

With reference to figure 2, Fig. 2 shows the panel 45 of user board 14 in addition, and controller 44 is connected to a plurality of

momentary contact switches

51,52,53 and 54, such as the capacitance switch or the diaphragm switch of the outside surface that is integrated into panel.As described herein, the layout of other input/output device on momentary contact switch and the panel 45 has been avoided in the control panel panel 45 needs for the hole, has prevented that therefore the water in the shower house is penetrated in the user board 14.First momentary contact switch 51 makes control system 10 between open and closed, switch.Second makes the bather can select to be stored in one of six different predetermined registration operation configurations of shower system in the control system 10 with the 3rd momentary contact switch 52 and 53.For example, shower system manually is set with after specific water exit mode, luminous and audio selection are provided the bather, the integrated operation configuration can be stored as one of six predetermined registration operation configurations.In the follow-up use of shower house, the bather can make shower system recover one of this predetermined registration operation configuration through using second momentary contact switch 52 or the 3rd momentary contact switch 53.The bather is through pressing

suitable switch

52 or 53 corresponding number of times are selected the particular preset operative configuration.For example, in order to select the 5th stored configuration, the bather presses the 3rd momentary contact switch 53 twice.This makes different people shower system to be set apace according to its people's preference.This also makes identical people can have in different time use plurality of preset operative configuration, such as, shower in morning, exercise back shower and shower at night.

User board 14 has the display 56 such as the LCD plate, on this display 56, shows alphanumeric character and symbol to the bather.Control panel panel 45 has transparent part, and this transparent part extends with seamless way on display, thereby the waterproof outside surface of panel is provided, and makes water not to be penetrated in the user board.As described herein, the 4th momentary contact switch 54 information on the display 56 that makes turns back to previous information screen.User board 14 also comprises rotary selector 60, and rotary selector 60 is used for multiple input function according to the customizing messages that appears on the display 56.For example, in Fig. 2, display 56 comprises the tabulation of 4 different discharging devices, that is, and and through shower nozzle, hand held shower and two health sprinklers of control system 10 operations.Through the selector ring 62 of rotary selector 60, input signal is sent to controller 44, so that the information that is shown is given prominence to each that shows in 4 output units with the font of opposite color in succession.For example, Fig. 2 shows shower nozzle and is shown by outstanding, this outstanding particular item that shows the information that shows on the indication display.Selector ring 62 can be respectively clockwise or be rotated counterclockwise, with in display list respectively upwards and move down outstanding the demonstration.The bather can select outstanding items displayed through the 5th momentary contact switch 55 of pressing selector switch 60 central authorities.The behavior transmits a signal to controller 44, informs that controller 44 bathers have selected current outstanding items displayed.As will describe in more detail in this article; Selector ring 62 has a plurality of permanent magnets; The permanent magnet starting is positioned at the commercially available Hall effect transducer 58 of control panel panel 45 back; To controller 44 signal to be provided, this signal is not only indicated the motion of selector ring 62, also indicates the clockwise or counter clockwise direction of this motion.

Selector switch 60 has unique physique, and this structure makes panel 45 have the continuous uninterrupted outside surface, and this outside surface has no hole or other opening, thereby anti-sealing gets in the user board 14.Specifically with reference to figure 3, selector switch 60 comprises circle, cylindrical base 66, and this pedestal 66 is outstanding from panel 45 with seamless way, thereby the waterproof outside surface of panel is provided.Preferably, panel 45 is molded as piece plastic with pedestal 66.Pedestal 66 has crooked side 68 and smooth end face 70, and the 5th momentary contact switch 55 is installed on end face 70.The 5th momentary contact switch 55 together with other four switches on the panel 45, is the diaphragm-type switch that is integrated in the outside surface of panel 45, can also make that thus panel is uninterrupted continuously.

Continuation selects ring to remove from panel 45 with reference to the selector ring 62 of figure 2 and 3, and the diameter of the inner circumferential surface 72 of selection ring is a bit larger tham the external diameter of pedestal 66.This layout allows selector ring 62 around pedestal 66 rotations.

With reference to Figure 4 and 5, selector ring 62 has outer annular shell 76, and this outer annular shell 76 has inner chamber 75, and annular magnetic retainer 78 is installed in this inner chamber 75 and through buckle, bonding agent or other tightening technology and remains on wherein.Magnetic retainer 78 has a plurality of apertures 80 of between its two flat surfaces, extending, and in each aperture, holds independent permanent magnet 82.Each permanent magnet 82 has the circular shaft 83 and head 84 that apertures of passing 80 is given prominence to, and when shell 76 and magnetic retainer 78 these assemblies were fixed together, at the place, the inner of axle, this head was maintained between shell 76 and the magnetic retainer 78.Magnetic head 84 prevents magnet 80 landings from the aperture fully.Axle 83 the other end of each permanent magnet 82, that is, the outer end, the opening through the aperture 80 on first side 85 of selector ring 62 exposes.Around selector ring 62, have the even number permanent magnet 82 with circumference, their South Pole and the arctic replace.Particularly, if the arctic of given permanent magnet is exposed on first side 85 of selector ring, and the South Pole of the adjacent permanent magnet on the both sides of given magnet is exposed on first side.For example, be furnished with 24 permanent magnets with 15 ° increment annularly around selector ring 62.Hall effect sensor 58; Such as, from AllegroMicroSystems, Inc of Worcester; The model A3425 of MA 01606 U.S.A; Have each interval two the active Hall effect elements littler, make that when selector ring is rotated around pedestal an element testing permanent magnet is once only arranged than magnet pitch.This makes controller 44 can judge that selector ring 62 is from Hall effect transducer signal rotation direction.

As shown in Figure 3, be embedded in the control panel panel 45 around pedestal 66 such as the C body 88 of the magnet material of steel.Hall effect transducer 58 is positioned at the opening part of this C body.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, C body 88 is molded in the plastics of panel 45, but alternately, through other tightening technology of bonding agent or incomplete penetration panel, C body 88 can be fixed on the inside surface or outside surface of panel.Therefore, when selector ring 62 was arranged to around pedestal 66, a lot of permanent magnets 82 were attracted by C body 88, thereby selector ring is remained on the panel 45.Thereby the same magnets 82 that Hall effect transducer 58 is used for detecting the motion of selector ring 62 also makes selector ring remain on the appropriate location on the panel 45.Yet this magnetic attachment allows the bather from panel 45 selector ring 62 to be pulled down, to be used for cleaning and other purpose.Because user board 14 is intended to be installed on the shower house wall horizontal or vertically, also help the opposing action of gravity that selector ring is remained on the appropriate location so pass the pedestal 66 of selector ring 62.

Refer again to Fig. 2, the exemplary information that appears on the display 56 shows the water delivering orifice choice menus, and this menu provides the tabulation of different shower nozzles and other water delivering orifice in the shower house.The bather can be through rolling in this tabulation around pedestal 66 rotary selector rings 62 respectively counterclockwise or clockwise up or down.Hall effect transducer 58 detects this and rotatablely moves, so that the signal of the controller 44 that sends in the user board 14 to be provided.In response to this signal, the project during the water delivering orifice that controller is selected the bather is tabulated becomes outstanding the demonstration.Occurring having specified under the situation of additional water delivering orifice, when from the top of tabulation upwards or when roll downwards in the bottom of tabulation, can between the water delivering orifice more than 4, roll.

When required water delivering orifice was given prominence to demonstration with the font of opposite color, the bather was through indicating required selection by the 5th momentary contact switches 55 of bottom base 66 central authorities.This has opened screw valve 22.When using in this article, term " information screen " refers to the information that appears on the display 56, and does not represent the hardware of this display device.On new information screen, the bather can roll between a lot of water flow modes now, with a pattern selecting selected water delivering orifice to need, is the pulsating flow of shower nozzle in this case.Near the upper right corner of the information screen of Fig. 6, an indication is arranged, through press return or user board on the 4th momentary contact switch 54, display will turn back to previous information screen, be the water delivering orifice selection screen shown in Fig. 2 in the case.The out of Memory screen, such as the screen that is used for predetermined registration operation configuration is programmed, can be from the visit of main system menu screen, this visit is returned momentary contact switch 54 enough number of times and is obtained through pressing.

Information screen among Fig. 2 is represented, retreats or the 4th switch 54 through pressing, with the temperature controlled shroud curtain shown in the displayed map 7.For this information screen, display 56 presents the Current Temperatures and the original indication of bather of the water that flows through each water delivering orifice and hopes the preset temperature that these current reach.When on display 56, presenting this information screen, rotary selector ring 62 increases or reduces temperature preset or that hope, increases or reduce the direction that depends on rotation.This appointment preset temperature is sent to master controller 12 from user board 14, especially is sent to microcomputer 18.As response, microcomputer 18 sends data to the data-interface 102 in the digital valve 100 through data-interface 41.The required water delivering orifice temperature of the water of each operation valve 22 to change the ratio of hot and cold supply water, is delivered in the position that valve control 101 uses this information-change mixing valve 21 with generation.Valve control 101 also receives the signal that indicates mouth of a river water temperature from temperature sensor 25, and obtains required temperature in response to this sensor signal through operation mixing valve 21.

With reference to figure 1 and 8, the bather can also use radio frequency (RF) receiver 30 of hand-held remote controller 16 firing orders in the user board 14, the operation that comes the initialization shower system.Digiplex 16 has a pair of momentary contact switch 31 and 32, is respectively applied for opening and closing control system 10, and is used for selecting from a plurality of predetermined registration operation configurations of shower system.The selection of particular preset operative configuration is through a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) 34 indications.Switch 31 and 32 and light emitting diode 34 be connected to control circuit 36, control circuit 36 provides digital code to arrive radiofrequency launcher 38 in response to the starting of these switches.Radiofrequency launcher 38 uses this numerical data to come the modulated RF carrier signal, and the RF signal 40 of gained is transmitted into the radio frequency receiver 30 in the user board 14.

Press first momentary contact switch 31 on the telepilot, alternately opening and closing control system 10.For example, the bather can open shower system in bed, makes when obtaining the bather and getting into the time of shower house, and water temperature will reach desired level.Second momentary contact switch 32 on the telepilot 16 is used to select 6 predetermined registration operation of shower system to dispose one of them.Repeat to press second momentary contact switch 32, each in then disposing through 6 predetermined registration operation, LED indicates the number of current specified configuration simultaneously.When the bather had lighted the LED that disposes corresponding to required predetermined registration operation, the bather discharged second momentary contact switch 32.When cycle preset time that specifies in (for example 5 seconds) of predetermined registration operation configuration when remaining unchanged, control circuit 36 sends the digital code of indication predetermined registration operation configuration to radiofrequency launcher 38.This digital code is transmitted into the RF receiver 30 in the user board 14 via radiofrequency signal 40 then.

RF receiver decoding radiofrequency signal 40 is also extracted the digital code of the selected predetermined registration operation configuration of indication, and this code is sent to controller 44 then.In response to the reception of this selection, microcomputer 18 is communicated by letter with digital valve 100, and this digital valve 100 is operated

water valve

21 and 22, bulb 26 and audio system 28 successively according to being the information of selected predetermined registration operation configuration store before.Therefore, telepilot 16 allows the bather that shower system was set before getting into user board 14 residing shower house, experiences to obtain required shower.

Top description relates generally to the preferred embodiments of the present invention.Although the various alternate embodiments in the scope of the present invention have given certain concern, expection those skilled in the art can openly according to an embodiment of the invention understand maybe other alternate embodiments.Therefore, scope of the present invention should not receive top disclosed restriction by the accompanying claims decision.

Claims

1. a generation is used to control the user interface of the electric signal of sanitary apparatus, and said user interface comprises:

Outer cover, it has panel and pedestal, and said panel has the surface of the outside surface that forms said user interface, and said pedestal is made into cylindrical, outwards gives prominence to and is fixedly installed on the said panel from said outside surface panel;

Display, it is used for the user's presentation information to said sanitary apparatus, and wherein said display is visual through the outside surface of said panel;

Selector switch; It has selector ring and Hall effect transducer; Said selector ring is around said pedestal rotation and comprise a plurality of permanent magnets that are circular layout, and said Hall effect transducer is positioned at and produces electric signal near the said selector ring and in response to the motion of said a plurality of permanent magnets; And

A plurality of switches, each switch is made response to the different piece that the user presses said panel.

2. user interface according to claim 1; Also comprise controller; Said controller is connected to said display, said Hall effect transducer and a plurality of switch; Wherein said controller is in response to the electric signal from said Hall effect transducer, judges that said selector ring turns clockwise or is rotated counterclockwise around said pedestal.

3. user interface according to claim 1, wherein, under the situation of not opening said outer cover, said selector ring can be removed from the position around said pedestal.

4. user interface according to claim 1; Also comprise the main body that is installed to the magnetic material on the said panel; And at least one in said a plurality of permanent magnet attracted on the main body of said magnetic material, to help that said selector ring is remained on the position around said pedestal.

5. user interface according to claim 1, wherein said selector ring comprises:

The magnetic retainer, it has a plurality of apertures, holds said a plurality of permanent magnet in said a plurality of apertures; And

Circular casing, said magnetic retainer is contained in the said circular casing with the mode that attracts a plurality of permanent magnets in the said selector ring.

6. user interface according to claim 1, wherein:

In said a plurality of permanent magnet each comprises head, and has the axle that extends from said head; And

Said selector ring comprises annular magnetic retainer and circular casing; Said annular magnetic retainer has a plurality of apertures; The axle that holds a permanent magnet in said a plurality of permanent magnet in each aperture; And said circular casing has inner chamber and has interior shoulder, and wherein said magnetic retainer is fixed in the said inner chamber, and each the head in said a plurality of permanent magnet be attracted said annular magnetic retainer and said between the shoulder.

7. user interface according to claim 1 also comprises the extra switch that is positioned on the said pedestal.

8. user interface according to claim 7, wherein said extra switch is operably connected, with the specific information item of selecting to show on the said display.

9. user interface according to claim 8, wherein said selector switch are used to specify the specific information item that shows on the said display, and said extra switch is used to select said specific information item.

10. user interface according to claim 8, each switch in wherein said a plurality of switches and the said extra switch is one of diaphragm switch and capacitance switch.

11. user interface according to claim 1; Wherein said a plurality of switch comprises first switch that is used to start the said sanitary apparatus and the said sanitary apparatus of stopping using, be used to select the second switch of one of a plurality of predetermined registration operation configurations of said sanitary apparatus, and is used for coming the 3rd switch that progressively shows through a series of information screens.

12. user interface according to claim 1, at least one switch in wherein said a plurality of switches make the user can select one of a plurality of predetermined registration operation configurations of said sanitary apparatus respectively.

13. user interface according to claim 12; Also comprise Digiplex; Said Digiplex comprises first switch that is used to start the said sanitary apparatus and the said sanitary apparatus of stopping using, is used to select the second switch of one of said a plurality of predetermined registration operation configurations, and specifies each the visual detector in said a plurality of predetermined registration operation configuration.

14. a generation is used to control the user interface of the electric signal of sanitary apparatus, said user interface comprises:

Outer cover; It has panel and pedestal; Said panel has the outside surface that the user that is used to supply said sanitary apparatus watches; Said pedestal is made into cylindrical, and it is outwards given prominence to and be fixed on the said panel with waterproof type from said panel, and the outside of the said outer cover of wherein said cylindrical formation is outstanding;

Display, it is used to show alphanumeric character and cursor, wherein said display is visual through the outside surface of said panel;

Rotatable selector switch; It is coupled to said panel; Be used for moving cursor on said display; And said rotatable selector switch comprises selector ring and Hall effect transducer, and said selector ring rotatably is arranged to around said pedestal and comprises a plurality of permanent magnets that are circular layout, and said Hall effect transducer is positioned at still and produces electric signal near the said selector ring and in response to the motion of said selector ring;

A plurality of switches; Each switch is wherein made response to the different piece that the user presses said panel; In wherein said a plurality of switch one is used on said display, selecting the item by said cursor appointment, and in said a plurality of switch another is used to one of a plurality of predetermined registration operation configurations of selecting by said sanitary apparatus; And

Digiplex; It comprises first switch that is used to start the said sanitary apparatus and the said sanitary apparatus of stopping using, is used to select the second switch of one of said a plurality of predetermined registration operation configurations, and specifies each the visual detector in said a plurality of predetermined registration operation configuration.

15. user interface according to claim 14, one of wherein said a plurality of switches are positioned on the said pedestal.

16. user interface according to claim 14; Also comprise controller; Said controller is connected to said display, said Hall effect transducer and a plurality of switch; Wherein said controller is in response to the electric signal from said Hall effect transducer, judges that said selector ring turns clockwise or is rotated counterclockwise around said pedestal.

17. user interface according to claim 14, wherein, under the situation of not opening said outer cover, said selector ring can be removed from the position around said pedestal.

18. user interface according to claim 14; The main body that also comprises the magnetic material of the said pedestal vicinity that is installed on the said panel; And said a plurality of permanent magnet attracted on the main body of said magnetic material, to help that said selector ring is remained on the position around said pedestal.

19. user interface according to claim 14, wherein:

Be used to start the said sanitary apparatus and the extra switch of said sanitary apparatus of stopping using 20. user interface according to claim 14, wherein said a plurality of switches also comprise, and be used for coming another switch of progressively showing through a series of information screens.

21. user interface according to claim 20, each in wherein said a plurality of switches is one of diaphragm switch and capacitance switch.